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Swimming prepares for three weekend meets

The Rice swim team will travel to Dallas and compete in a series of dual meets against three opponents.

Hanszen takes down two-time defending champ McMurtry for powderpuff crown

For the second time in the last four years, Hanszen College is Rice’s powderpuff champion. Hanszen defeated McMurtry College 13-6 in the championship game on Tuesday, capping off a 6-1 season in which no team scored more than seven points against them. 

Football finishes season with a win

On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the Rice football team finally found something to be thankful for. During the final game of head coach Mike Bloomgren’s inaugural season, the Owls defeated Old Dominion University 27-13, raising Rice’s record to 2-11 and giving Rice its first win against an FBS program this year. 

Barber’s Thoughts: observations from men’s basketball so far

Editor’s Column: Why Rice deserves a College Football Playoff spot

Unable to profit off fantasy football business, athlete Ben Schragger continues pursuing his passion

Volleyball prepares to open NCAA tournament against Texas State

Women’s basketball on four game win-streak

Volleyball wins conference title, earns NCAA Tournament berth

Rice volleyball clinched the Conference USA Tournament championship for the first time since 2009 with a 3-0 sweep of Florida International University on Sunday. 

Behind enemy lines: Rice, UH Men’s basketball preview

Men’s cross country places fourth at regionals

Women’s cross country earns top three finish at regionals

Volleyball earns C-USA top seed

Men’s basketball hangs on to beat Alabama A&M

Rice men’s basketball bounced back from its first loss of the season by defeating Alabama A&M University on Monday by a score of 73-59. 

Men’s basketball pulls away to win season opener

“We need to learn how to win,” Pera said. “And especially now with five freshmen and [sophomore guard] Josh [Parrish] and [graduate forward] Jack [Williams] being new, we kind of got over a little bit of the hump.”

Editor’s Column: Rice football hits rock bottom

It’s been a long time coming. Rice football has been dancing around the precipice for a couple of years now, veering dangerously close to an edge that would send them plummeting toward the pinnacle of national embarrassment and earn them a crown fit for no king. With Saturday’s loss to the only team that was keeping the Owls from claiming the throne, there can be no more doubt: Rice is now the worst FBS team in the country. Welcome to the inner circles of college football hell.

Triple threat: Cunningham a major force for volleyball

Whether she is diving for a dig or helping people learn English, volleyball’s Lee Ann Cunningham has consistently demonstrated her willingness to offer a helping hand. 

Rice hands UTEP its first win since 2016

Rice football extended its losing streak to nine games on Saturday as the Owls fell to a University of Texas, El Paso team that came into the matchup riding an FBS-high 20-game losing streak. With the loss, Rice dropped to 1-9 on the season and 0-6 in conference play. The Owls’ first and only victory of the season came in their season-opening 31-28 win over FCS opponent Prairie View A&M University. 

The Final Kauntdown: A day at the worst football game in the nation

Watching the two worst teams in the nation square off felt like living in an alternate universe. Everything appeared normal on the surface, but there were little quirks reminding me that this was no typical football game.

Hanszen, McMurtry improve to 3-0 after dominating performances

The second full slate of regular-season powderpuff football games took place this weekend, as after weeks of rain delays and anticipation, the standings are finally beginning to take shape. Every college except Brown was in action this weekend, with both Hanszen and McMurtry playing twice.